saintnextlifetime Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Got a dialogue box on here that said that I needed to update Adobe Flashplayer . It then tried to install a browser protector call Search Protect from trovi.com. . My anti-virus protected me . . Be careful . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qarsaan Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Yes. Need to be careful what you click! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalky1 Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 There are a few legit Adobe updates going about just now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebrakid Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Trovi is an absolute nightmare to remove worse for some reason on Chrome rather than Internet explorer best to download updates from Adobe direct rather than a dialogue box 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted June 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 I just had another attempt from the malicious malware , a publisher called " Pup Options". . Be careful out there. . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomboomyards Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 just been attacked for the second time on this site by a fake flash player exploit, luckily avg kicked its butt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddiecat Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 just been attacked for the second time on this site by a fake flash player exploit, luckily avg kicked its butt. just had a request to update my video player on firefox - it started when i clicked on the world war 3 thread and then went to read the report via the link to sky news, have closed out of firefox and into internet explorer,no prob now but the request pop up would not go away on firefox, i,m keeping out of any links from now on 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddiecat Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 everything on the site is slowing up again, i'm out of here, send me an email when it's safe to come back, off to clear out the laptop 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 everything on the site is slowing up again, i'm out of here, send me an email when it's safe to come back, off to clear out the laptop Try using Maleware Bytes. . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Got a dialogue box on here that said that I needed to update Adobe Flashplayer . It then tried to install a browser protector call Search Protect from trovi.com. . My anti-virus protected me . . Be careful . . Saw that yesterday too and immediately closed the window. I was caught out a year or so ago by this. Fortunately Malwarebytes sorted it for me. Always wary now of any notifications for Adobe and I download from their "official" site. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMcD Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Try using Maleware Bytes. . Is Malware Bytes definitely safe to download, even the free one? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonbuddie Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I've got the free version on my laptop, Rick, and was so impressed with the job it did that I downloaded the Android version for my phone. You have to manually scan once your free trial is up but it's no great hardship - I'll probably buy the full version when my Virgin protection runs out in a few months. The Android version is completely free, btw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I've got the free version on my laptop, Rick, and was so impressed with the job it did that I downloaded the Android version for my phone. You have to manually scan once your free trial is up but it's no great hardship - I'll probably buy the full version when my Virgin protection runs out in a few months. The Android version is completely free, btw. You d know you're speaking a different language to Rick? Translate it into a long winded version, he'll get it then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 You d know you're speaking a different language to Rick? Translate it into a long winded version, he'll get it then. 29 posts tae go and it's party time in Bute. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 29 posts tae go and it's party time in Bute. Who's counting...................................... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 27 No me ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 I've also been re-directed to a site telling me that my IE is not the latest version and to download it from the site which s definitely not Microsoft. Don't be fooled. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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